Prerequisites
Any university or university/college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and humanities
Description
In this course, students will address the challenge of creating a more sustainable and equitable world. They will explore issues involving a wide range of topics, including economic disparities, threats to the environment, globalization, human rights, and quality of life, and will analyse government policies, international agreements, and individual responsibilities relating to them. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including the use of spatial technologies, to investigate these complex issues and their impacts on natural and human communities around the world.
TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
Along with some of the strategies noted in the assessment for, as, and of learning charts below, strategies will include (but not be limited to):
- Group/guided discussions
- Self Reflection/Evaluation
- Video analysis
- Peer conferencing
- Guided Internet research
- Multimedia Productions
- Drafts
- Summative/Culminating projects
OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT
Introduction to World Cultures
26 hours
Belief Systems
26 hours
Arts and Aesthetics
26 hours
Globalization and Diversity
26 hours
Final Examination
2 hours
Culminating task
4 hours
Total
110 hours
